THE MUTINEERS

May and June have been really busy for us Mutes. Some of the best shows of our career have happened over the past few weeks. We can't thank you all enough for the support and opportunities. We were very active on Facebook while on the road, so you can still catch some of the highlights that we documented for all the world to see here. I'll give you the key moments right here tho:

- SLO Frog & Peach. Great to see so many folks we met at the Murder By Death show in May. Terry's new bass made its debut performance and sounded great. Merry was asked to slow dance after the show by a fresh faced 20 something. aawwwwww.
- SF Plough & Stars. Spent the day at our favorite SF bar, Zeitgeist! So many beers on tap. Then to Golden Gate Park where Merry filled Brian's beard with wild flowers and we sang a capela in the public restroom only to find a crowd of people standing at the door listening when we emerged. After a fun show at Plough & Stars, we convinced our friend Megan to throw caution to the wind and jump in the van for the rest of the tour. Haha! Later that night, while driving along route 37, we veered off the road and into the bay, where we all drowned and went to band heaven. At least that was the only reasoning we could find for having such great luck on the road. That night, for reasons not entirely clear, the Marriot gave us two rooms for $67. Score!
- Cottage Grove, OR Axe & Fiddle. Band heaven continued with a relaxing double set just outside Eugene. We played a lot of songs that are rarely heard and got a sweet response from the locals. Thank you to our road angel Jessica for putting us up in your lovely home and feeding us spinach and broccoli quiche in the morning.
- PDX Secret Society Ballroom. The sun was raging in Portland for us. Merry's family came out to see us perform for the first time ever. Mike jumped into the crowd to rock out with Mom during Ace. We were all delighted to reunite with our buddy Morgan and his stellar band Drunken Prayer. We all danced the night away and met some real friendly folks. Followed by an epic party hosted by John and Carrie. Cheers guys. Thanks for having us. It was a blast
- Congratz to Morgan and Christa on their wedding that we were honored to attend on Sunday at the Deer Lodge. Couldn't have picked a better way to end the trip. Lots of new faces, but all felt like family.

We will return to SLO and SF, at least, in the fall. In the meantime, we will be at Cold Spring Tavern on 6/29, Firestone Winery on 7/12, and El Rey Cantina in Ventura on 7/20. Then its time for Merry and Brian to get married. And for the band, its time to finish writing and recording the next album. So we will disappear for a while. When we return it will be with a vengeance. Ready to conquer the world.

Our tour schedule has begun. Friday night's fund raiser for Steve Laffie at Velvet Jones was a big success. Thanks SB for coming out in force to support a good guy and rock out with us. Was great to see Steve back on stage with Big Jugs, and with a killer new song.

Memorial Day was a bit of a mile marker for us. We took the stage at SLO Brewing in support of Murder By Death. Opening for a band we love and at a top notch venue. Big smiles on all of us. To our SB friends we say, GO SEE MBD AT SOHO THIS THURSDAY! We were extremely bummed not be able to open for that date but these guys are killer. Cheers to Adam, Sarah, Dagan, Matt, Scott, and James Dean. Felt a lot of love from the SLO crowd. Very satisfying since we've had our hearts set on winning over that town. We owe a good deal of that to our buddies at Twang n Bang Records who have seen fit to book us on great shows and include us on their latest compilation. Big thank you to Pat, Jon, Hailey, and all the rest of you who keep the SLO scene vital. We will be back at Frog and Peach on Wednesday, June 12. For more info on the Twang n Band compilation follow this link: LINK!

Next up for us, Thursday at The Tavern in Ventura. Our very own Terry Luna will be opening the show with members of his other project Holdfast Rifle Company. It's free to enter and a cool place to chill. Then this Saturday we join an onslaught of SB's finest bands at The Creekside for a marathon of music. Hosted by Eating Fear! We've been trying to figure out how to book our two, very different, bands on the same bill. So here it is.

And don't forget that we have Vegas Lights streaming on our site-wide music player. Have a listen while you visit. Cheers!

Our audio player at the bottom of the page is now streaming The Mutineers' latest single, Vegas Lights. Featuring the voice of drummer, Merry Young, the song pays homage to the classic sassy duet of the golden era of Nashville. Recorded at Santa Barbara Sound Design. We are really pleased with how well this recording met our vision. Hope you enjoy! For now this song will only be available to stream on our sites: Facebook, Reverbnation, and right here. We will be cutting a seven-inch with a soon-to-be-released B-side and making them available as part of an upcoming Kickstarter campaign to fund a full album. We hope this will inspire folks to participate so that we can get the same high-quality recording for the entire album. More to come on that over the next month, stay tuned.

In the meantime, tickets are still available for Murder By Death with The Mutineers at SLO Brew HERE. Memorial Day done the Mutes' way. We have our tour poster up and all of the dates filled in for the time being. Can't wait to hit the road.

Next up, its the Benefit for Steve Laffie. Our friend who's alter ego plays in Big Jugs underwent successful heart and kidney transplant
surgery. He is now recovering brilliantly and we are trying to lend a hand to help him handle the massive health care expenses he incured. Come out and have a blast with great bands for a good cause. Lots of insane raffle prizes available.

We are absolutely stoked to announce that we are opening for Murder By Death at SLO Brew Co. in San Luis Obispo, CA. We've been following this band's career for years now and have always admired their work. Now we get to open up the show for them at a real swell venue. Thanks to Numbskull for getting us on the bill.

June is going to be a really busy month for us. We will be promoting a kickstarter campaign to help us record a full length album. We have two songs recorded to give away to all who donate (plus a bunch of other rad gifts) so you can see what direction the band is headed. We have gigs booked in Ventura, Santa Ynez, SLO, SF, and a couple up in Oregon, as well as a few right here in Santa Barbara. Looking forward to a lovely summer and a new album in the fall. Cheers!